Now we can only think of March Madness and five weeks of basketball tourney action when gambling on Mid-American basketball makes sense because there is a Northern Illinois-Western Michigan game that looks juicy and tips at 12 p.m. EST.

We’re also seeing rumors of Chris Berman possibly going to the NFL Network. Oh, please God, take him to that station that hardly anyone can get. Please rid ESPN of that blowhard. Do we really need to have screeching wails yelled into a mic during Countdown? No.